Italy introduces 5% tolerance for payment terminal and receipt discrepancies

Italy’s Omnibus Decree, approved by the Council of Ministers in August 2026, introduces a 5% tolerance for minor formal discrepancies between payment data and electronic cash register/receipt data.

Under the new rule, retailers can avoid fines and possible licence suspension where the difference between electronically recorded payments and receipt transactions does not exceed 5%, provided the discrepancy is formal and does not affect the correct payment of taxes.

The measure is intended to reduce penalties for small reporting or transmission errors following the introduction of closer alignment between POS terminals and electronic cash registers.

The decree also extends the deadline for Tax Control Framework certification from 30 September to 31 December 2026.